Galaxy Parts Quiz

Which of the following is the smallest of the images listed?

• Planet

• Galaxy

• Asteroid

• Star

• Star System

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

How can galaxies be categorized?

• By their size

• By their shape

• By their color

• By their age

Categorize: Identify each galaxy pictured as spiral, elliptical, or irregular.

• Spiral

• Elliptical

• Irregular

Identify each galaxy pictured as spiral, elliptical, or irregular.

• irregular

• spiral

• elliptical

Identify each galaxy pictured as spiral, elliptical, or irregular.

• irregular

• spiral

• elliptical

Where is Earth’s solar system located in the Milky Way galaxy?

• In the Galactic Center

• In the Orion Arm

• In the Sagittarius Arm

• In the Perseus Arm

What are the two major arms in the Milky Way Galaxy?

• Orion Arm

• Perseus Arm

• Sagittarius Arm

• Scutum-Centaurus Arm

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2